Senior Client Partner – Sports Technology, Media and Entertainment
Endava
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Act as a strategic trusted advisor to global clients — including leagues, teams, media rights holders, brand partners, leagues, and platforms — to shape digital transformation and growth strategies rooted in sports technology and entertainment innovation
- Analyze and interpret sports and digital media market trends, competitive landscapes, emerging technologies (including AI, real-time fan engagement platforms, analytics, and gamification), and evolving business models — bringing key insights back to clients to enhance strategic decision-making
- Lead senior-level conversations around technology adoption, media planning, fan personalization, data strategies, immersive experiences, and content monetization — instilling confidence and credibility across client stakeholders
- Leverage Endava’s unique data and cultural intelligence tools to deliver clear, actionable strategic recommendations that drive client impact and competitive differentiation
- Drive opportunities around real-time gamification, personalization of fan experiences, predictive analytics, AI-driven performance insights, and next-generation digital platforms that align with modern sports technology innovation
- Partner closely with internal delivery, technology, and product teams to ensure seamless execution and delivery of strategic initiatives
Requirements
- Deep expertise and established network in the sports technology landscape, including platforms that support fan engagement, analytics, media rights distribution, immersive experiences, and data monetization
- Meaningful exposure to and/or passion for the Media, Entertainment & Sports sectors, with an ability to translate market dynamics into client value
- Demonstrated ability to connect business strategy with technology solutions, including AI, data platforms, digital media ecosystems, and audience-driven experiences
- Excellent executive presence and ability to handle high-impact, strategic client engagements across C-Suite and senior stakeholder audiences
- Strong understanding – or direct experience – with sports tech verticals such as analytics platforms, fan engagement technologies, smart data applications, digital content distribution, and competitive insight frameworks
Benefits
- Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus
- Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership
- Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences
- Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme
- Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps
- Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations
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Hard Skills & Tools
AIanalyticsgamificationdata strategiesdigital media ecosystemspredictive analyticsfan engagement technologiesimmersive experiencescontent monetizationsmart data applications
Soft Skills
strategic advisorexecutive presenceclient engagementcommunicationcredibilityleadershipdecision-makingcollaborationinsight generationrelationship building